A spokeswoman for the Scottish Parliament said that the responses from the various bodies left the committee with no choice but to close the petition.

She said: “There was discussion around what more the committee could do in the light of the responses received.

“However, it also agreed to write to the petitioner indicating that, should there be developments with this issue, they could bring forward a further petition.”

The Dunfermline supporters gathered 2,314 signatures on the petition.

“Limited standing”

When it was first put forward, Steven Taylor explained that they were proposing “safe” standing area based on those used by German clubs, rather than a return to the old-style standing areas in Scotland.

He said: “We are looking at limited standing and clubs having the choice.

“At the moment if you get to the SPL there are minimum 6,000 seats and no standing.